Cheap Date Ideas: 10 Low-Cost Ways to Spend Time Together in Denver

Spend an easy hour exploring the Clyfford Still Museum, a compact museum devoted to one artist with about 3,125 works to look at and discuss.

Regular adult admission costs $15 for Colorado residents and $18 for non-residents. First Friday Pay-What-You-Wish days on Nov 6 and Dec 4 offer adult entry from $1 online, with two free 30-minute mini-tours. The museum is closed Mondays.

Plan a free museum outing at Denver Art Museum in the Golden Triangle on Oct 13, Nov 7, or Dec 8. The Nov 7 free admission includes both day and night; these are the dates that make it a cheap option.

One ticket covers the Hamilton Building, Martin Building, and The Kirkland. After-hours events and dining at the Ponti make an evening visit work well for a date. Tuesday hours extend until 8pm.

Plenty of couples pick the Denver Botanic Gardens for a date, thanks to its mix of garden landscapes. Start with a coffee and roam through the free area, then add the gardens if you want a longer outing. Free days require registration, so book ahead.

Garden entry is paid, but the first floor of the Freyer-Newman Center, including the Copper Door coffee shop, is always free to access.

Share pasta on the patio or at a second-floor table at Odyssey, an affordable old-school Italian restaurant in a Victorian house. Go on Monday for the pasta-night deal: every pasta costs $11.95 with Caesar salad and bread included.

Take a free walk together in central Cheesman Park, where the short, shaded trail leaves room for an easy conversation. Its history as a graveyard gives you another topic along the way. No ticket or booking is needed, so you can decide on the day.

Explore the Capitol Hill home of Titanic survivor Margaret "Molly" Brown at your own pace on the Molly Brown House Museum's self-guided tour.

On the first Thursday of each month, from 4pm to 7pm, people living in Colorado's SCFD counties can walk in for free. No reservation is needed, though those visits can be busier than usual.

Wander galleries and stop at food trucks on a free first date at the Art District on Santa Fe's First Friday Art Walk. More than 100 galleries and studios open their doors, with live music along the way.

The walk runs along Santa Fe Drive on the first Friday of every month from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, whatever the weather. District parking is free but traffic is heavy, so consider a ride share or light rail to 10th and Osage.

Explore the gold-domed Colorado State Capitol together on a free guided tour.

The dome tour includes a 99-step climb to an open-air deck with skyline and mountain views; the dome can only be reached on a guided tour. Tours are capped at 30 people, and spots go to whoever arrives first.

See how coins are made on the free Denver U.S. Mint tour, a guided visit lasting about 45 minutes. Tours run Monday through Thursday except federal holidays, and visitors must be 7 or older.

It gives a weekday date something to explore and talk about afterward.

Visit MCA Denver for a contemporary-art date on Wednesday or Thursday evening, when tickets cost $5 after 5pm and the museum stays open until 7pm.

The rooftop remains accessible even when the cafe and bar are closed. The bar serves coffee and drinks Friday through Sunday only, and the museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.